Where does “quellan” come from?
quellan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic kwellan, from Proto-Germanic kwellaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “quellan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kwellan | to well |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwellaną | to well; to gush, stream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |